Mr. Gottlieb provides legal services to individuals and small businesses, focusing on restaurants, real estate, and technology. Many small businesses don't regularly need an attorney, and for those, Mr. Gottlieb offers great advice at reasonable rates. Other small businesses have a daily or weekly need for legal advice, and for those, Mr. Gottlieb takes a unique approach. He becomes part of the business. By offering legal services at a lower cost than many firms, Mr. Gottlieb is able to become a valuable member of the small business management team.

Small Business - Small businesses face a variety of legal challenges, and Mr. Gottlieb has experience and knowledge to guide his clients. From entity formation, agreements with co-owners, investors, and lenders, drafting contracts for use internally (employment and independent contractor agreements) and externally (sales, consulting, and licensing agreements), to licensing, working with regulators, and litigation, Mr. Gottlieb can assist a small business on all legal matters.

Restaurants - Throughout Mr. Gottlieb's career, he has been deeply involved in the challenges of the restaurant industry, from a business and legal perspective. Mr. Gottlieb has advised restaurants, bars, clubs, and catering companies on a wide variety of issues including liquor licensing, business licensing, trademarks, entity formation and governance, leasing and tenant improvements, loans, and debtor representation. Find out more at www.restaurant-law.com

Real Estate - Mr. Gottlieb has significant experience in various aspects of commercial and residential real estate, including acquisitions, 1031 exchanges, tenants-in-common transactions, loans, leases, landlord/tenant matters, and entity formation and governance. Furthermore, Mr. Gottlieb has worked extensively in the residential mortgage lending industry, helping clients with mortgage banker/broker/servicer licensing, negotiating warehouse and correspondent agreements, and defending against investor repurchase demands.

Technology - First as a pioneer in online services in the 1990s, and later as the founding principal of a regional technology consulting company, Mr. Gottlieb's 13 years in the technology industry prior to his legal career provides him with the broad technology background to advise your technology company.

Membership

• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Washington State Bar
• Treasurer, Animal Law Section of the OSB

Education and Certifications

• J.D., cum laude, Certificate in Business Law, Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College, 2002.
• B.S., high honors, Psychology, Portland State University,1997.
• Former Registered Securities Principal